Is 2008 is the year of gaming? ZOMG!

From the Vault — originally published April 16, 2008. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.

Apparently a CNET writer think that the games industry is about to blow up. I say, thanks Captain Obvious. In his article he says:

The indicators already suggest that this year will be huge for gaming. According to one analyst, video game sales rose 35 percent in March, bucking the trend being witnessed in other areas of the technology industry and representing another strong month after February’s 34 percent hardware and software sales increase. Even better for the industry, there doesn’t seem to be any slowdown in the works.

Unlike every other facet of the tech industry, video games seem almost impervious to the impending economic issues that are ready to plague the United States. With titles that are obviously going to make a huge imprint on the entire industry, there’s no reason to suggest anything else will be as important as gaming. If nothing else, gaming may keep some companies alive and others afloat as they count on video games to carry them through rough times.

With those map packs strategically priced at $10 for three and a bunch of games on the horizon like GTAIV, Mario Kart Wii etc., I say, yeah the game industry is going to be fine.